The Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin is a theatre and an ensemble that stages spectacular Las Vegas style productions on a two-year cycle. Commemorating its centenary in 2019, the shows combine extravagant costumes, state-of-the-art stage settings with grand musical and dance numbers interspersed with 'heart-stopping' feats. The current production i...

Bathing naked, sip sparkling wine and eat schnitzel in the historic German city of Wiesbaden. Certainly, you can make eye contact and even nod in greeting. But, for heaven's sake, don't stare, in neither admiration nor aversion, at anyone's privates or bare backside. Those are my do-and-don't tips for taking the waters naked at Kaiser Friedrich The...

An e-bike is the perfect way to get around Rheingau wine country in Germany. Half-way up the impossibly steep hill to Schloss Johannisberg, I'm suddently grateful I opted for an e-bike. Originally, the plan was for a leisurely peddle on a commuter bike through vineyards in Germany's Rheingau wine region. But when I meet my guide, Claudia Lewerenz, ...

​ The Tortue Hamburg, which has opened in this northern German city draws on 'Gallic savoir-vivre, centuries of history, and a reverence for slow living'. Part of the Design Hotels portfolio, it is located in the city's emerging Stadthöfe-Quartier and is well placed for the city's New Town. Also close by arethe Rathaus, shopping boulevards and Jung...

Warnemünde is a seaside resort and a district of the city of Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. It is located on the Baltic Sea and, as the name implies, at the estuary of the river Warnow. Warnemünde is one of the world's busiest cruise ports. Images : Boats in winter and tall ships : Joachim Klook Many never see Warnemunde. They walk off cruise shi...

The Romantic Cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are an association of Mainz, Trier, Koblenz, Speyer, Worms, Neustadt/Weinstraße and Idar-Oberstein. Together they offer a range of cultural and culinary opportunities embracing vineyards, cathedrals and historic old towns between the Rhine and Moselle rivers. Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein, beautiful, full...